Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 627 · 40 questions

Memory tip (Each item pulls the next): Steps: picture the first item → link it to the next item → keep linking in order → replay the story. Use actions, not places: “a pen stirring tea in a cup” beats “a pen near a cup”. Every item needs its own link; skip one and that item is lost.

1. 1.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) it comes back alone
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) funny actions
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato rolls into a doll; the doll crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a drum; the drum sings to an owl. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) drum (b) owl (c) ice cream (d) doll
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream sings to a spoon; the spoon tickles a mango; the mango chases a van; the van bounces onto a cat. Which item comes right after the van? (a) mango (b) ice cream (c) cat (d) spoon
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle falls into a drum; the drum bounces onto an anchor; the anchor tickles a shoe; the shoe crashes into a ball. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) needle (b) anchor (c) ball (d) drum
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin tickles a ball; the ball chases a kettle; the kettle falls into a flute; the flute crashes into a goat. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ball (b) goat (c) kettle (d) violin
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
9. 9.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple tickles a violin; the violin jumps over a monkey; the monkey falls into a cat; the cat pulls a guava. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) violin (b) apple (c) guava (d) monkey
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango jumps over a vase; the vase crashes into a goat; the goat tickles an urn; the urn pulls a jalebi. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) mango (b) vase (c) goat (d) jalebi
13. 13.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) guess
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion pulls a jeep; the jeep sits on a banana; the banana jumps over a doll; the doll crashes into a drum. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) doll (b) jeep (c) onion (d) drum
15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger rolls into a needle; the needle sits on a rose; the rose crashes into a shoe; the shoe jumps over a ladder. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) rose (b) shoe (c) tiger (d) needle
18. 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
19. 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
20. 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant net pulls a nest; the nest rolls into a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a shoe; the shoe crashes into a ladder. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) net (b) mirror (c) nest (d) shoe
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat chases a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a radio; the radio jumps over a key; the key sings to a kettle. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) key (b) goat (c) jalebi (d) radio
23. 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest sits on an owl; the owl rolls into a goat; the goat falls into a jug; the jug sings to a lamp. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) goat (b) jug (c) lamp (d) owl
25. 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope pulls a goat; the goat sits on an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a parrot; the parrot chases a tiger. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) umbrella (b) parrot (c) rope (d) tiger
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin chases a ball; the ball sings to a spoon; the spoon tickles a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a net. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) ball (b) spoon (c) jalebi (d) net
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle tickles a mirror; the mirror sings to a candle; the candle crashes into a net; the net jumps over a spoon. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) net (b) whistle (c) candle (d) mirror
29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
30. 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi sings to a mango; the mango crashes into a van; the van bounces onto a jeep; the jeep tickles a cat. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) cat (b) jeep (c) jalebi (d) van
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant key sits on an apple; the apple falls into a jug; the jug pulls a coconut; the coconut rolls into a nest. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) key (b) apple (c) coconut (d) jug
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango chases a banana; the banana falls into an onion; the onion crashes into a lemon; the lemon pulls a whistle. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) onion (b) banana (c) mango (d) lemon
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana crashes into a van; the van tickles a ball; the ball sings to a spoon; the spoon sits on an urn. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) spoon (b) banana (c) urn (d) van
35. 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
36. 36.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) it uses numbers (d) each link leads on
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple rolls into a jeep; the jeep falls into an orange; the orange pulls a tiger; the tiger crashes into a watch. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) tiger (b) watch (c) orange (d) jeep
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto an ant; the ant chases a rope. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ant (b) rope (c) inkpot (d) jalebi
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum jumps over a ladder; the ladder falls into a kettle; the kettle sings to a guava; the guava pulls a violin. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) drum (b) violin (c) ladder (d) guava
40. 40.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order

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